EMC Foundation, through its E-STEM Program, continues to collaborate with eighteen environmental clubs across the coast of Guyana. These include Queen’s College, The Bishop’s High School, St. Stanislaus College, St. Rose’s High, Marian Academy Primary and Secondary, School of the Nations Primary and Secondary, Saxacalli Primary, De Hoop Primary, Little Biaboo Primary, St. Cuthbert’s Primary and Secondary, Moraikobai Primary, Santa Aratak Primary, Wakapau Primary and Secondary and Warapoka Primary.
The topic for Term 1, which continued in January 2025, for both primary and secondary schools was Ecosystems. In the first week of January 2025, the club coordinators conducted a recap session, which served as a refresher.
For the Primary Schools, during January 2025 the topics included Drones, Maps and Compasses, Global Positioning System, Plant Identification, Plant Adaptations, and Animal Identification. The club members participated in class discussions, nature walks, watching videos based on the topic, and creating dioramas and diagrams.
For the Secondary Schools, during January 2025, the topics included Biodiversity, Interdependence and Relationships, and Plant Adaptations and Traditional Uses. The club members participated in class discussions, making plans for the club, and creating posters.
During January 2025 club members from schools across the coast were engaged in a plethora of activities where they explored new topics and were given inspiration how to better care for the environment. The topics “Drones, Maps and Camera Traps” and “Global Position Systems” particularly interested the club members from the Primary Schools, whereas the topics “Plant Adaptations and Traditional Uses” interested the club members from the secondary schools. They expressed enthusiasm to undertaken additional topics related to the environment.
The EMC Foundation was established by Mr. Shyam Nokta, winner of the 2022 Anthony N Sabga Award for Entrepreneurship. The Foundation works to support environmental awareness and education in Guyana by promoting activities which encourage a greater understanding of the environment, creating a network to connect like-minded persons, and providing opportunities to experience Guyana’s rich natural environment.